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Mughlai cuisine

 
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Mughlai cuisine (Hindi: मुघ्लई, Urdu: مغلای) is a South Asian cuisine, influenced by the imperial kitchens of the Mughal Empire. It represents the cooking style used in Delhi and Punjab (now partitioned between India and Pakistan). The cuisine is strongly influenced by Persian as well as Turkic cuisines of Central Asia.

The tastes of Mughlai cuisine vary from extremely mild to spicy, and is often associated with a distinctive aroma and the taste of ground and whole spices.[1] A Mughlai course is an elaborate buffet of main course dishes with a variety of accompaniments.[2]

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Dishes

The names of the dishes are quite often Persian, the official language of the Mughal court. But it must be noted that many of these dishes were unknown in local Iranian cuisines. Dishes include various kebabs, kofta (meatballs), nihari (a national dish of Pakistan), pulao (a.k.a. pilaf in Central Asia), and biryani. Paneer is used for preparing vegetarian dishes to suit Hindu dietary requirements.

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